

In addition to not costing anything, new clones are more predictable than seeds from random crosses. Instead of having to pay for each seed from a seed bank, a mother plant can be used to create almost unlimited new clones of itself. A clone will grow the same as the mother plant. If you have a plant that grows beautifully and produces good yields of high-quality bud, you may want to save the genetics so you can grow the plant again in a future grow.
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One common reason growers keep mothers is to save money by producing new cannabis plants for free (or at least basically free). Learn how to clone cannabis plants in a cup of water (easiest but slow), with seedling plugs (almost as easy but faster), or in an aerocloner (fastest). This tutorial will teach you how to turn a cannabis plant into a bonsai mother (giving you access to unlimited free clones!)īut what is a mother plant? A “mother” is a plant you keep alive so you can take clones whenever you want (the clones are the “children” which is where the term “mother” comes from). An easy and fun way to hold onto genetics! ~Nebula Haze In addition to the sunny window, a bright lightbulb shines nearby for 14+ hours a day to keep them in the vegetative stage. With so many people growing at home these days, this technique is more useful now than ever.įree Clones Forever! ( How do I make clones?) These 8-month-old marijuana bonsai mother plants are based on this tutorial. Although the original article was published in 2000, this bonsai training method recently resurfaced and has become popular for hobbyist cannabis growers without a lot of space. This tutorial is a condensed version of the classic “How to Keep a Bonsai Mum” article written by the legendary Oldtimer1. By Oldtimer1 (foreword and adaptation by Nebula Haze)
